Meet George Valera who is known to be a professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians organization. George Valera was known to have been born on November 13, 2000, at the age of 21. As an outfielder, he is known to play on one side of the three defensive positions in the baseball game. He is mostly farthest from the batter. Played as a left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder. He is known to catch fly balls and ground balls.
When it comes to his early life, he was reported to have been born in Queens, New York, but he and his family migrated to San Padro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic when he was 13 years old. He joined the Cleveland Indians in July 2017 as an international free agent.
His professional first appearance in Major League Baseball was with the Arizona League Indians in the year 2018 where he batted 333 over several six games. His first appearance was with Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He gained his promotion to the Lake County Captains near the end of the season. Between the two teams, he was known to play over 52 games where he batted a .217 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs. Valera was selected to the 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.
Who Are George Valera’s Parent?
For the first 13 years of his life, Valera lived with his parents, Jorge and Delubina, as well as an elder brother and sister.